MENTAL DEFECTIVES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 911, 4 November 1933, Page 14

MENTAL DEFECTIVES.

Mrs T. E. Taylor’s Second Lecture. Mrs Roberts presided at the monthly meeting of the National Council of Women, held in the Chamber of Commerce. Delegates from many women's societies were present. The Dominion secretary advised that the conference would be held in April as previously arranged. The secretary of the committee of Auckland secondary schools asked support for specific reform for films shown in the picture theatres. The president welcomed Mrs Carnachan, of Auckland (Dominion president), and Miss Stubbs (South Canterbury president). Mrs Camachan congratulated Christchurch on being the first city to send a woman to Parliament. Mrs Richards reported that a reception for Mrs M Combs had been arranged by the Christchurch women’s organisations, Mrs Taylor gave the second of her talks concerning mental deficiency and spoke especially on the amendroent 1° the Mental Defectives Act and of Dr Gray's report and recommendatwl!' presented to Parliament in 1927 The following resolutions were passed:— That this branch of the Nationa l Council of Women suggests: if . hat 1116 dominion executive urge ail its branches and affiliated societies both local and national, to study the question of mental deficiency in the light of Dr Gray’s report and recommendations presented to Parliament in further suggests that the question of mental defectives’ clinics as advocated by Dr Gray, with a view to seeking legislation along the lines suggested, be studied; (3) that the pro. Lotion “f the - A . Ct providing for compiV " ° f rogister be put into effect; (4) that clauses 21 and 24 of the 1928 draft of the amendment to the Mental Defectives Act be reinstated i e the marriages of persons whose names are , the / e 5! Ster , shall be Prohibited (21), and that the sterilisation of certain classes of mental defectives be given effect to (24). vob. rs nf T rt lor i." aS accorded a hearty her address 3 °” conclusion of